The murder of Seath Jackson in Florida caught many people off guard when it was finally revealed that his killers were a group of teenagers
According to court documents Seath Jackson was involved in a romantic relationship with Amber Wright however as teenage romances go it did not last long. Amber Wright would begin to date Michael Bargo Jr. Seath and Michael would exchange text messages that would end in a physical fight
On the day of the murder Amber Wright would lure Seath Jackson over to a home owned by Charlie Ely. What Seath did not know was that along with Amber and Charlie that others were waiting. Kyle Hooper, the half brother of Amber Wright, Justin Soto and Michael Bargo Jr were hiding on the property.
When Seath Jackson arrived he would be ambushed, beaten and fatally shot. After the fifteen year old was dead the group would then dismember the body and set it on fire
Kyle Hooper would live with the guilt of the Seath Jackson murder for a couple of days before confessing to his mother that he knew what had happened to the teen. The mother would call police and soon after Amber Wright, Kyle Hooper, Justin Soto and Charlie Ely were taken into custody and charged with murder. Michael Bargo Jr would flee however he would soon be in custody facing a murder charge
After being convicted of murder Amber Wright, Kyle Hooper, Justin Soto and Charlie Ely would be sentenced to life in prison. Ely would later get a massive sentence reduction and would be released after serving ten years in prison
Michael Bargo Jr would be convicted and sentenced to death
Amber Wright Current Information
| DC Number: | U46099 |
|---|---|
| Name: | WRIGHT, AMBER E |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | FEMALE |
| Birth Date: | 03/29/1996 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 08/23/2012 |
| Current Facility: | HOMESTEAD C.I. |
| Current Custody: | CLOSE |
| Current Release Date: | SENTENCED TO LIFE |
Michael Bargo Jr Current Information
| DC Number: | U41472 |
|---|---|
| Name: | BARGO, MICHAEL S JR |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | MALE |
| Birth Date: | 04/29/1992 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 12/16/2013 |
| Current Facility: | UNION C.I. |
| Current Custody: | MAXIMUM |
| Current Release Date: | DEATH SENTENCE |
Kyle Hooper Current Information
| DC Number: | U46060 |
|---|---|
| Name: | HOOPER, KYLE |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | MALE |
| Birth Date: | 07/19/1994 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 08/30/2012 |
| Current Facility: | EVERGLADES C.I. |
| Current Custody: | CLOSE |
| Current Release Date: | SENTENCED TO LIFE |
Justin Soto Current Information
| DC Number: | 134942 |
|---|---|
| Name: | SOTO, JUSTIN E |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | MALE |
| Birth Date: | 01/04/1991 |
| Initial Receipt Date: | 06/06/2012 |
| Current Facility: | TAYLOR ANNEX |
| Current Custody: | CLOSE |
| Current Release Date: | SENTENCED TO LIFE |
Charlie Ely Current Information
| DC Number: | 155636 |
|---|---|
| Name: | ELY, CHARLIE |
| Race: | WHITE |
| Sex: | FEMALE |
| Birth Date: | 07/11/1992 |
| Custody: | CLOSE |
| Release Date: | 06/18/2020 |
Seath Jackson Murder Case
A Florida teen accused of luring her boyfriend to his death in 2011 has been convicted of his murder in a retrial, PEOPLE confirms.
It took jurors just two hours of deliberation to convict Amber Wright, 19, of first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Seath Jackson, according to WESH. Wright’s previous conviction was overturned because she had not been properly read her Miranda rights.
Wright was just 15 herself when she lured Jackson to a Summerfield home where he was beaten, tortured, shot, and burned. Though Wright did not physically attack Jackson, prosecutors argued that she was just as guilty in his death.
Four others have been convicted in Jackson’s murder, with one, 23-year-old Michael Bargo, now the youngest person on Florida’s death row, The Ocala Star-Banner reports. Kyle Hooper, 21; Justin Soto, 25; and Charlie Ely, 23, are serving life sentences.
Wright’s attorney, Junior Barrett, had argued that she did not know Bargo was going to “take things to the level he did.”
“Where is the evidence that she wanted him to be killed?” Barrett asked the jury.
But Assistant State Attorney Amy Berndt said there was plenty of evidence, playing a clip of a conversation between Wright, Hooper and Ely at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office two days after the murder. (They did not know the conversation was being recorded.)
“He hit me. He almost gave me an STD,” Wright says in the video. “He cheated on me. He turned my friends against me.”
Berndt urged jurors to listen to the “venom” in Wright’s voice and also pointed to references to a plan, which indicates Jackson’s murder was premeditated.
Wright showed no emotion as the verdict was read, according to The Star-Banner, though her mother cried outside the courtroom.
Wright’s sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 23, WFTV reports.
Amber Wright: Florida Teen Convicted of Murder for Luring Boyfriend to His Death
